Month: September 2024

All officers will receive new training in childhood vulnerability and adultification bias The Metropolitan Police have announced a “child-first” approach to policing but stressed that it does not mean a “free pass” for criminality by young people. Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the five-year strategy recognises that the force had sometimes focused “too hard” on criminality and not the “vulnerability that lies behind it”. All officers will receive new training in childhood […]

England's chief medical officer is to be quizzed on the impact the pandemic had on the NHS England’s chief medical officer is to be quizzed on the impact the pandemic had on the NHS. Professor Sir Chris Whitty is to face questions when he appears before the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Thursday. Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett is examining the impact of the crisis on NHS workers, patients and the delivery […]

UK Housing Market Outlook with Rising Buyer Demand and Strong Sales Activity Pointing to Potential House Price Growth Over the Next 12 Months As we head into the autumn, the UK property market faces a complex landscape shaped by lingering economic challenges. Following a turbulent 2023 marked by rising living costs and economic instability, many homeowners demonstrated surprising resilience in absorbing higher mortgage payments. However, the outlook for the coming […]

They're proposing an immediate 21-day ceasefire “to provide space for diplomacy” The UK has joined the US, France and a host of allies in calling for an immediate temporary ceasefire in Lebanon, warning the escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah is “intolerable”. In a joint statement, the 12-strong bloc calls for a 21-day ceasefire “to provide space for diplomacy towards the conclusion of a diplomatic settlement”, as well as a ceasefire […]

Workers have voted overwhelmingly to accept pay offers from train companies and Network Rail. Workers have voted overwhelmingly to accept pay offers from train companies and Network Rail. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) backed a one-year rise of 4.5% at Network Rail (NR) and increases at train operators of 4.75% for the last year and 4.5% for 2024/25. Almost 99% of train company members voted in […]

The Government has been urged to reverse its controversial decision to cut winter fuel allowance for many pensioners after a strong message was sent from Labour’s annual conference. The Government has been urged to reverse its controversial decision to cut winter fuel allowance for many pensioners after a strong message was sent from Labour’s annual conference. Delegates backed a union motion calling for the cut to be reversed, although the vote is not […]

The Co-operative Group has laid bare the rising impact of shoplifting as it said the cost of crime in its stores surged by nearly a fifth to £40 million in the first half of the year alone. The member-owned mutual has spent £18 million so far this year on measures to help protect staff in its food business, including rolling out body-worn cameras and fortified kiosks. But despite this, it […]

“Crack teams” of leading clinicians will be sent to hospitals in areas of the country with the highest levels of economic inactivity as part of a Government bid to boost employment, Wes Streeting will announce. Senior doctors will be drafted in to implement reforms aimed at getting patients treated faster in parts of England with the biggest numbers of people out of work due to ill health, the Health Secretary […]

Sir Alan Bates, the leading campaigner for subpostmasters in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, will receive his knighthood at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. The 70-year-old, of Llandudno in north Wales, is one of more than 550 claimants who have brought legal action against the company, with a public inquiry into what happened in its final stages. He was recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours in June for his services […]